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Shipbuilding strategy to reduce reliance on imported vessels

Encouraging investment

Monday, May 11, 2026 0 769

TANZANIA: Recognising the importance of investment in the shipbuilding sector in the Mwanza Region, the Tanzania Shipping Agency Corporation (TASAC) hosted a meeting last week to discuss strategies to promote the construction of ships and other marine vessels in the country.

Decommissioned to the deep

Emotional ceremony bids farewell to patrol vessel

Sunday, May 10, 2026 0 673

SEYCHELLES: The PS Topaz made her final descent this weekend into the waters she protected over the last two decades to take up her new purpose as an artificial reef and underwater diving site – continuing to contribute to Seychelles by creating a unique marine attraction for both local and international visitors.

Fuel shortages impact voyage to relieve Marion Island researchers

SOUTH AFRICA: Originally scheduled to depart last month, the SA Agulhas II is still awaiting the availability of polar diesel and will only...

Ship repair JV to boost services on west coast of Africa

SENEGAL: Damen Shipyards Group and the Senegalese Government have formed a joint venture (JV) to operate Damen Shiprepair Dakar on the West...

Addressing vacancies within the DFFE

SOUTH AFRICA: The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has issued a call for submissions to apply for the position of...

WCRL season extended as an olive branch to small-scale fishers

SOUTH AFRICA: Speaking at small-scale fisheries engagements this week, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp...

Fishing fleet modernisation boosted

EGYPT: Delivered as part of a series of 12 high seas fishing vessels, the Rezk 2 and Rezk 3 were launched this week in Port Said to further an...

Mediation breaks deadlock over auctioned container

NIGERIA: A dispute over a container auctioned by the Nigeria Customs Service has been resolved through mediation, with the box ordered for release.

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